I have been asked by a few of you to show how I make my Scrap-boards. So hopefully this turns out ok, and I dont confuse you much...lol. You can always PM me for clearer instructions. I have accompanying photos to help (I hope).

1. Start of with your supplies:
Blank cake board - cut to size needed
1 sheet of coordinating tissue (gift wrap) paper
Scotch tape
Ruler/pen (for measuring board and marking it off)
Stickers or embelishments
Clear contact paper.


2. Crinkle up tissue paper and then tape it over the cake board.




3. Place coordinating stickers all over the board in any design that fits the theme. This is for a birthday cake.
Once you have all your stickers in place, cut off a sheet of contact paper that is slightly larger then the board itself. Remove a small section of the paper backing, and lay the contact paper over the decorated board. Smooth over the board and remove all paper backing until the board is fully covered. Secure the contact paper by sticking it to the back of the board.


4. Now you have a lovely finished cake board. Some of the ones I have done have been pretty intriquite, and the customer asked if they could clean it off and keep it. It cleans well with just a damp paper towel.


Have fun!!!!

Thanks for this. Its a great way to personize it.

That's fantastic.
Thanks for sharing. I'm so tired of the foil look, and this will be great for each theme used.

Thank you again
Danielle

Oh that's really neat! great work! and thanks for the idea!

Hmmmm . . . we have a Paper Factory Store near us. They carry some really pretty printed tissue paper - cheap! Now I just have to figure out where to find Contact paper. I haven't seen that stuff lately. (of course I haven't been looking for it either lol)

Thanks for the idea.

What a wonderful idea! Thank you so much for sharing your idea with us.

WOW...this is a great idea. I have tons of scrapbook stuff! Why in the world haven't I thought of this?

Thanks for sharing this with us!

This is a wonderful idea. I love it! Thanks so much for sharing.

Thedessertdiva - THANKS for this idea! I just love this forum and how helpful and creative everyone is!

Kathleen

I love this idea. Do you charge extra for the custom cakeboards? If so, how do you address that issue with clients and how much do you charge? Do you just flat out ask them "would you like that on a customized board for $xx?"

I really like this idea...it's right up my alley!

I wish I'd taken a picture of the cake board I did for my niece's graduation. Her mom picked out a stack of growing up pictures and had them copied at Office Max for 49 cents a page...putting several on a page.

I cut out the picture and made a collage around the edges., just gluing with a gluestick. I covered in clear contact paper, lightly taping waxed paper where the cake would sit.

It was a huge hit, a lot of fun, and really easy!

What a great idea! I bet it would be fun to do with invites and such too, especaily for a baby shower, things like that.

I have one question though...I read that shelf paper isn't food safe. Is there a label or anything you should look for to make sure it is food safe?

I have been doing this with gift wrapping paper... Hallmark has recently come out with sticky gift wrapping paper if you like any of their available prints. Usually, I go for the cheaper paper

The situation I have run into is that I cannot find clear contact paper wider than 18 inches... does anyone have an idea on how to cover the board without the seams showing? On my bigger cakes it has become an issue... sometimes I run a ribbon around the board to cover up for the fact the contact paper does not extend over the board enough to make a good seal.

What are you all doing?

Thanks for the tip. I also use the foil giftwrap, but sometimes when i take pics the flash bounces off . I think i'll use this idea also. Thanks again.

I contacted thw Kittrich company (brand of clear contact paper I buy) and asked them about the use of the contact paper with food. They agree that their colorful designs or printed designs would not be safe for cake contact, but the clear contact paper, we should have no problem with. HTH.

I make cakes here and there for people ...but I had a hard time spending money on cake boards you buy at Michaels, Hobby Lobby...etc...so I went to Home Depot and went to the scraps dept. and had them cut me different sizes of boards I would be using, and it cost me like 3.00 for like 8 boards.

I usally cover them in foil. My question is this....I once used gift wrapping paper and the icing bleed through the paper thus giving it a wet look under the cake. HOW DO I NOT HAVE THIS HAPPEN? So wouldnt this tissue paper or scrape book paper bleed through also???

HELP, NEED A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM...I hate taking cakes to parties with FOIL under it...so Ive been extending the icing onto the board onto the foil to color for added attractions.

THANKS...

OMG! And to think I was about to sell a bunch of my scrapbook supplies on ebay because I didn't think I had a use for them!!! Wonderful idea!! Thanks!

dahhh....ok...so contact paper you can buy at walmart or the dollar store...got it...thanks so much...this site has become like my bible for cakes...

This is Awesome! I usually buy the pretty cake boards and they are so expensive!

No one answered my question... have any of you been able to find contact paper wider than 18 inches? If you have, where??????? Hopefully, it is somewhere other than "W--M--T".

I need to post a joke cake I made. I did this with newspaper...odd I know but you'd have to see the cake. I went to the local Dollar Tree store and got clear wrap to cover my newspaper, I've also used cut to size clear gift bags.